May 2024 Calendar with Holidays
About May 2024 Calendar with Holidays
There are more than a few big May holidays for you to enjoy. Among the biggies is The Kentucky Derby, held early on the first Saturday of the month. Mint Juleps anyone!? Then, we get to honor and celebrate Mom on Mother’s Day. We end the month with Memorial Day as we honor the veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect and preserve our liberties and freedom. Memorial Day also signifies the beginning of summer, even though it has not yet arrived meteorologically. But, that’s not all May has to offer. There are plenty of May National holidays and international holidays to enjoy. So, fill your May 2024 calendar with holidays big and small. As a matter of fact, celebrate them all!
May Special Events
Early in May, the Running of the Roses is held. It’s Kentucky Derby time. Southern Belles dress in their finest, including a flowery hat, and drink Mint Juleps. It’s Kentucky Derby Day.
In mid-month, we honor Mom on Mother’s Day second Sunday in May
Then, at the end of the month, we honor our military personnel who gave the ultimate sacrifice to assure our freedom and way of life. Memorial Day
May Holidays - Monthly Celebrations
- Asian American Month
- Date Your Mate Month
- Foster Care Month
- Gifts from the Garden Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Mystery Month
- National Barbecue Month
- National Bike Month
- National Blood Pressure Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Photograph Month
- National Recommitment Month
- National Salad Month
- Older Americans Month
- Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Salsa Month
May Weekly Events
- Be Kind to Animals Week -First full week of the month
- Nurse’s Week – first full week of the month
- Wildflower Week – week two
- National Bike Week – third week
- National Police Week – third week of the month
- Emergency Medical Services Week – fourth week of the month
May 2024 Calendar with Holidays
May 1
Bike to School Day – First Wednesday in May
May 2
National Day of Prayer – the first Thursday in May
May 3
International Tuba Day – first Friday in May
Space Day – first Friday in May
May 4
Free Comic Book Day – first Saturday in May
Herb Day – first Saturday in May
Kentucky Derby Day – first Saturday in May
National Candied Orange Peel Day
National Fitness Day – first Saturday in May
May 5
May 6
National Tourist Appreciation Day
May 7
National Teacher’s Day – Tuesday of the first full week of May
May 8
National Outdoor Intercourse Day
National Receptionist Day is the second Wednesday in May
School Nurses Day is the Wednesday during Nurse’s Week
World Red Cross Day / World Red Crescent Day
May 9
May 10
Child Care Provider Day or Daycare Provider Day – Friday before Mother’s Day
Military Spouses Day is the Friday before Mother’s Day
May holidays include many International and May National Holidays
May 11
Birth Mother’s Day – Saturday before Mother’s Day
Hanging Flower Baskets Day – Saturday before Mother’s Day
International Migratory Bird Day is the second Saturday in May
National Babysitters Day – Saturday before Mother’s Day
National Train Day– Saturday closest to May 10th
Windmill Day – the second Saturday in May
May 12
Lilac Sunday second Sunday in May
Mother’s Day second Sunday in May
May 13
May 14
May 15
May 16
Endangered Species Day – third Friday in May
National Bike to Work Day – third Friday of the month
May 17
May 18
Armed Forces Day – third Saturday of the month
May 19
World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day
May 20
Be a Millionaire Day – Now, we all can go for that.
Victoria Day (Canada) – Monday preceding the 25th
We Remember Our Military Personnel in May
May 21
National Waiters and Waitresses Day
May 22
May 23
May 24
Don’t Fry Friday – Friday before Memorial Day
May 25
National Towel Day – in the UK
May 26
May 27
Memorial Day last Monday of the month
May 28
May 29
World Otter Day – the last Wednesday in May
May 30
May 31
Flip Flop Day – Friday after Memorial Day
International Space Day – The last Friday in May.
Notes:
2025 dates will be available later in 2024.
Holiday Insights is one of the original holiday calendar websites. We are proudly one of the very few websites that actually research each holiday and special day before publishing them.
Definition of National Days – So, you can appreciate the true, official May National Holidays.
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